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ATandT’s Failed T-Mobile Bid Has Opponents Rejoicing
AT&T (NYSE:T) and Deutsche Telekom have decided to drop plans to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T for $39 billion. In a Dec. 19 statement released today, AT&T said that the companies have dropped their acquisition. In its statement, AT&T blamed the efforts of the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice for the…
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Enterprise Security Market to Exceed $22 Billion in 2012: Canalys
Canalys announced the results of its latest enterprise security forecasts, indicating that total investment is expected to grow 8.7 percent year-on-year in 2012 to reach a market value of $22.9 billion worldwide. Currently accounting for 11.3 percent of the total market, the antivirus (AV) segment will remain one of the strongest parts of the security…
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1. Dominance Is A Bad Thing
1. Dominance Is A Bad Thing There’s nothing wrong with a company being successful, but when it turns into dominance, it’s an issue. Dominant companies can often times stifle innovation, hurt competition, and generally cause trouble in the marketplace. Android dominating the marketplace is slowly but surely starting to do just that. And it’s a…
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HP Buys Autonomy
HP Buys Autonomy The acquisition of British company Autonomy is just one of the surprising moves that got former HP CEO Leo Apotheker run out on a rail last September. HP paid an unbelievable $12 billion dollars for the “Meaning Based Computer” leader, infuriating shareholders and putting smirks on the faces of tech analysts everywhere.…
